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CDMA Code-division multiple access (CDMA) is a channel access method used by various radio communication technologies. CDMA is an example of multiple access, where several transmitters can send information simultaneously over a single communicatio ...

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1x – See 1xRTT 1xEV-DO – cdma2000 Evolution, Data Optimized 1xRTT – cdma2000 Radio Transmission Technology 2G Authentication – See CAVE-based Authentication 3G Authentication – See AKA

3GPP2 The 3rd Generation Partnership Project 2 (3GPP2) was a collaboration between telecommunications associations to make a globally applicable third generation (3G) mobile phone system specification within the scope of the ITU's IMT-2000 project. ...

– Third Generation Partnership Project 2

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A12 Authentication AAA – Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting AC – Authentication Center – See CAVE-based Authentication Access Authentication Acquisition_Table – See PRL Active Pilot – base station(s) currently serving a call. A base station usually has 3 pilot numbers. Also See PN Offset. AKA – Authentication and Key Agreement A-key – Authentication Key – See CAVE-based Authentication AMPS – Advanced Mobile Phone System AN – Access Network ANI – Automatic Number Identification ANID – Access Network Identifiers

ANSI The American National Standards Institute (ANSI ) is a private nonprofit organization that oversees the development of voluntary consensus standards for products, services, processes, systems, and personnel in the United States. The organiz ...

– American National Standards Institute ANSI-41 – See IS-41 ARP – Authorized Receipt Point ARPU – Average revenue per user AT – Access Terminal

Authentication Authentication (from ''authentikos'', "real, genuine", from αὐθέντης ''authentes'', "author") is the act of proving an Logical assertion, assertion, such as the Digital identity, identity of a computer system user. In contrast with iden ...

Authorization Authorization or authorisation (see American and British English spelling differences#-ise, -ize (-isation, -ization), spelling differences), in information security, computer security and identity management, IAM (Identity and Access Managemen ...

Automatic Call Delivery Automatic Roaming Autonomous Registration

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Band Bandclass BID – Billing Identification Bilateral Roaming BILLID – BillingID Border System

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Call Disconnect

Caller ID Caller identification (Caller ID) is a telephone service, available in analog and digital telephone systems, including voice over IP (VoIP), that transmits a caller's telephone number to the called party's telephone equipment when the call is ...

Call Release Call termination Carrier

CAVE Caves or caverns are natural voids under the Earth's Planetary surface, surface. Caves often form by the weathering of rock and often extend deep underground. Exogene caves are smaller openings that extend a relatively short distance undergrou ...

– Cellular Authentication and Voice Encryption CAVE-based Authentication

CDG CDG may refer to: Transport * Charles de Gaulle Airport (IATA code), Paris, France * Chandigarh Junction railway station, Chandigarh railway station * ComfortDelGro, a Singaporean multinational land transport company * Shandong Airlines (ICAO code ...

– CDMA Development Group

– Code Division Multiple Access CDR – Call Detail Record

Cell site A cell site, cell phone tower, cell base tower, or cellular base station is a cellular frequencies, cellular-enabled mobile device site where antenna (electronics), antennas and electronic communications equipment are placed (typically on a Rad ...

CIBER – Cellular Intercarrier Billing Exchange Roamer Cibernet CHAP – Challenge- Handshake Authentication Protocol aka (HDR – ''High Data Rate'') Clearing Clearinghouse CLI – Calling Line Identification – See

CLIP – Calling Line Identification Presentation – See

CLLI – Common Language Location Identifier Clone Closed PRL – See PRL CoA – Care-of-Address – See Mobile IP CND – Caller Number Display – See

CNID – Calling Number Identification – See

CRX – CDMA Packet Data Roaming Exchange CSCF – Call Session Control Function – See IMS CTIA – Cellular Telecom. & Internet Association

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D-AMPS – Digital Analog Mobile Phone Service DES – Data Encryption Standard

Diameter In geometry, a diameter of a circle is any straight line segment that passes through the centre of the circle and whose endpoints lie on the circle. It can also be defined as the longest Chord (geometry), chord of the circle. Both definitions a ...

DO – See 1xEV-DO DRRR – Direct Routing for Roamer to Roamer Dual-mode handset (i.e. dual-mode mobile phones)

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eHRPD – Enhanced HRPD EDI – Electronic Data Interchange EDT – Electronic Data Transfer

Encryption In Cryptography law, cryptography, encryption (more specifically, Code, encoding) is the process of transforming information in a way that, ideally, only authorized parties can decode. This process converts the original representation of the inf ...

Enhanced PRL ERI – Enhanced Roaming Indicator – See Roaming Indicator ESA – Enhanced Subscriber Authentication – See AKA ESN – Electronic Serial Number ESPM – Extended System Parameters Message EV-DO – See 1xEV-DO

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FA – Foreign Agent – See Mobile IP FCC – U.S.

Federal Communications Commission The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is an independent agency of the United States government that regulates communications by radio, television, wire, internet, wi-fi, satellite, and cable across the United States. The FCC maintains j ...

Financial Settlement FOTA – Firmware Over-the-Air – See OTA Frequency Block

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Global Challenge – See CAVE-based Authentication Global Title GTT – Global Title Translation

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HA – Home Agent – See Mobile IP Handoff (data) Handoff (voice) HLR – Home Location Register Home Address – See Mobile IP Home System HNI – Home Network Identifier – See IMSI Home SID/NID List HRPD – High Rate Packet Data – See 1xEV-DO HRPD Session HSS – Home Subscriber Server – See IMS Hybrid Device

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ICCID – Integrated Circuit Card IDentifier ( sim card Number)

IETF The Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) is a standards organization for the Internet standard, Internet and is responsible for the technical standards that make up the Internet protocol suite (TCP/IP). It has no formal membership roster ...

– Internet Engineering Task Force IFAST – International Forum on ANSI-41 Standards Technology IIF – Interworking and Interoperability Function

IMEI The International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) is a numeric identifier, usually Unique identifier, unique, for 3GPP and iDEN mobile phones, as well as some satellite phones. It is usually found printed inside the battery compartment of the ph ...

– International mobile equipment Identity IMS – IP Multimedia Subsystem IMSI – International Mobile Subscriber Identity IMSI 11 12 – Same as MNC (Mobile Network Code) IMSI S – Short IMSI, Mobile Identification Number Inbound Roamer '
Industry Organizations
'' INF – Industry Negative File

Interconnection In telecommunications, interconnection is the physical linking of a carrier's network with equipment or facilities not belonging to that network. The term may refer to a connection between a carrier's facilities and the equipment belonging to its ...

Inter standard roaming IRM – International roaming MIN IS-2000 – Superseded by TIA-2000 IS-41 – Superseded by TIA-41 IS-835 IS-856 – Superseded by TIA-856

IS-95 cdmaOne, most often simply referred to as CDMA, is a 2G digital cellular technology. It was the commercial name for Interim Standard 95 (IS-95), a technology that was developed by Qualcomm and later adopted as a standard by the Telecommunica ...

ISG – International Signaling Gateway ISUP – Integrated Services User Part ITU – International Telecommunication Union

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J-STD-038

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Key

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L2TP – Layer 2 Tunneling Protocol LAC – L2TP Access Concentrator – See L2TP Line Range LNS – L2TP Network Server – See L2TP

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MABEL – Major Account Billing Exchange Logistical Main Service Instance – See Service Instance MAP – Mobile Application Part – See TIA-41

MBI MBI may refer to: *MBI (Michigan Biotechnology Institute), a non-profit research accelerator *Machaneh Bonim in Israel, a tour of Israel by Habonim Dror *Management buy-in, of a large interest in a company *Maslach Burnout Inventory, a scale for bu ...

– MIN Block Identifier MC – Message Center – See

SMS Short Message Service, commonly abbreviated as SMS, is a text messaging service component of most telephone, Internet and mobile device systems. It uses standardized communication protocols that let mobile phones exchange short text messages, t ...

MCC – Mobile Country Code MDN – Mobile Directory Number ME – Mobile Equipment

MEID A mobile equipment identifier (MEID) is a globally unique number identifying a physical piece of CDMA2000 mobile station equipment. The number format is defined by th3GPP2 report S.R0048but in practical terms, it can be seen as an International M ...

– Mobile Equipment Identifier MIN – Mobile Identification Number MIP – Mobile IP – See Mobile IP MMD – Multimedia Domain MMS – Multimedia Messaging Service MN – Mobile Node MNC – Mobile Network Code MN ID – Mobile Node Identifier – See A12 Authentication Mobile IP MS – Mobile Station MSC – Mobile Switching Center MSCID – Mobile Switching Center Identification MSCIN – MSC Identification Number MSID – Mobile Station Identity MSIN – Mobile Subscription Identification Number, same as MIN

MSISDN MSISDN ( ) is a number uniquely identifying a subscription in a Global System for Mobile communications or a Universal Mobile Telecommunications System mobile network. It is the mapping of the telephone number to the subscriber identity module in ...

– Mobile Station Integrated Services Digital Network Number MSL – Master Subsidy Lock MTSO – Mobile Telephone Switching Office – See MSC Multi-Band Handset Multi-Mode Handset

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NAI – Network Access Identifier NAM – Number Assignment Module NANP – North American Numbering Plan Negative System – See PRL Net Settlement NID – Network Identification Number NMSI – National Mobile Station Identity NMSID – National Mobile Station IDentity, Same as NMSI NPA-NXX – See NANP

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OMA – Open Mobile Alliance Open PRL – See PRL OTAPA – Over The Air Parameter Administration OTASP – Over The Air Service Provisioning OTA – Over-The-Air Programming Outbound Roamer

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PAP – Password Authentication Protocol Packet Data Service Packet Data Service Option Packet Data Session PCS – Personal Communications Services PDSN – packet data serving node Permissive Mode – See PRL PIN – Personal Identification Number – See RVR Plus Code Dialing PN Offset – Identifies a base station. As base station usually has 3 pilot numbers. Also See Active Pilot. Point of Attachment – See Mobile IP PPP –

Point-to-Point Protocol In computer networking, Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) is a data link layer (layer 2) communication protocol between two routers directly without any host or any other networking in between. It can provide loop detection, authentication, transmissio ...

PPP Service Instance – See Service Instance PPP Session – Point-to-Point Protocol Session Preferred System – See PRL PRL – Preferred Roaming List Profiling PUZL – Preferred User Zone List PZID – Packet Zone Identification

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RADIUS In classical geometry, a radius (: radii or radiuses) of a circle or sphere is any of the line segments from its Centre (geometry), center to its perimeter, and in more modern usage, it is also their length. The radius of a regular polygon is th ...

– Remote Authentication Dial In User Service RADIUS Server – See AAA RAN – Radio Access Network – See AN Restrictive Mode – See PRL RFC – Request For Comments RN – Radio Network – See AN RoamEx

Roaming Roaming is a wireless Wireless communication (or just wireless, when the context allows) is the transfer of information (''telecommunication'') between two or more points without the use of an electrical conductor, optical fiber or oth ...

Roaming Agreement Roaming Indicator RSP – Roaming Service Provider RUIM – Removable User Identity Module RVR – Roamer Verification and Reinstatement

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Sector ID Service Instance Service Option Serving System SID – System ID SID/NID Lockout List SIP – Session Initiation Protocol

– Short Message Service SMSC – Short Message Service Centre – See

Soft Handoff SO33 – Service Option 33 – See Service Option SO59 – Service Option 59 – See Service Option SPC – Service Programming Code, same as MSL (Master Subsidy Lock) SPASM – Subscriber Parameter Administration Security Mechanism SPC – Service Programming Code Subnet ID Supplementary Services SSPR – System Selection for Preferred Roaming System table – See PRL

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TDS – Technical Data Sheet

Telcordia iconectiv supplies communications providers with network planning and management services. The company’s cloud-based information as a service network and operations management and numbering solutions span trusted communications, digital identi ...

TIA – Telecommunications Industry Association TIA-2000 TIA-41 – Cellular Radio-Telecommunications Intersystem Operations TIA-856 TIA-878 TLDN – Temporary Local Directory Number TMSI – Temporary Mobile Station Identity

Triple DES In cryptography, Triple DES (3DES or TDES), officially the Triple Data Encryption Algorithm (TDEA or Triple DEA), is a symmetric-key block cipher, which applies the DES cipher algorithm three times to each data block. The 56-bit key of the Dat ...

– Triple Data Encryption Standard Trading Partner Agreements

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UDR – Usage Data Records UIM – User Identity Module – See RUIM UIMID – UIM Identifier – See RUIM Unique Challenge – See CAVE-based Authentication

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Verification – See RVR Visited System VLR –

Visitor Location Register Network switching subsystem (NSS) (or GSM core network) is the component of a GSM system that carries out call out and mobility management functions for mobile phones roaming on the network of base stations. It is owned and deployed by mobile ...

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WIN – Wireless Intelligent Network WCDMA – Wideband Code Division Multiple Access

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X0 Records – See CIBER X2 Records – See CIBER

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